The Emperor’s Angel of Death

"The three of you may dispense with the formalities."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Sosiant inquired about the Crawler Alliance. He learned that they were clustered on three planets in a nearby star system. Originally, only the Qu'kanti inhabited this system, but their homeworld was just one planet, and the others had environments difficult to adapt to. Later, the Urumeatics and the Drahsians were forced to abandon their homeworlds due to pressure from the Tyranids and the Imperium, wandering here and eventually settling on a gas giant and an ice planet. The Qu'kanti were initially unwilling and even tried to expel these alien races, but after a brief conflict, they realized they couldn't overcome each other, and mutual fighting might only lead to their faster destruction, especially since the Tyranid threat still lingered nearby. Under immense survival pressure, the three races were forced to form a multi-racial alliance and do their best to defend the star system. After more than a hundred years of coexistence, they gradually accepted each other's existence.

Unexpectedly, the destroyed craftworld of Malan'tai drifted near their home star system. Originally, these three races were pondering whether they could acquire some of the Aeldari's advanced technology to enhance their own strength, but they didn't expect that a group of Greenskin pirates had already settled there and launched a long-term war of plunder against them.

Although the Urumeatics and the Drahsians had once been powers occupying an entire star system, a series of events and setbacks had reduced them to a state where they struggled to deal with even Greenskin pirates. The Qu'kanti were even less adept at confronting these beasts head-on. They had considered directly attacking the Greenskin lairs, but they were afraid that the Greenskins would master the weapons there, and their pitiful fleets wouldn't stand a chance. Fortunately, the Greenskin pirate fleets weren't too strong yet, at least for now, but if they collected enough scrap or ship wreckage, it would be hard to say.

Therefore, the Crawler Alliance tried to have the Qu'kanti mercenaries pass the word to Doral.

But from their wording and their attitudes towards each other, Sosiant could roughly tell that they might not have a unified opinion on this internally. The flying race, the Urumeatics, clearly had a better impression and more trust in the Aeldari, after all, it was the Aeldari craftworlds that had destroyed the Naga Hive Fleet that destroyed their homeworld. The Drahsians, due to their past military isolationist policies, had conflicts with most races they encountered, so they naturally had more concerns than needs regarding the Aeldari. Sosiant suspected that these hairy people were worried that the Aeldari, as a major power, might make demands or impose harsh terms.

It was no wonder that the Qu'kanti came forward in the end. This race had many mercenaries wandering in the galaxy and were absolute pragmatists. Obviously, they believed that the Greenskins right in front of them were the most pressing issue to solve.

Fortunately, the Aeldari court hadn't shown any excessive demands yet.

"Then I'll keep it short. There are quite a few Greenskins, and the court didn't bring many troops this time. The Crawler Alliance needs to send troops to assist."

"This"

The Drahsian envoy seemed a little hesitant.

"That craftworld belongs to the Aeldari Empire"

"That's right, but we can also drive away the Greenskins without wasting energy to completely eliminate them. Where do you think they will go after they leave? Our goal is just to retrieve the craftworld, and eliminating the Greenskins is your request. The court is willing to teach these scourges a lesson, but that doesn't mean we have nothing better to do than to exterminate them, after all, Greenskins are also very troublesome pests."

The other party was speechless, and the Urumetic envoy, whose form was very strange, made an elegant tone like a music box.

"Great Phoenix King, eliminating the Greenskins is only part of our request. What we really hope for is to establish a stable friendship and cooperative relationship with the re-emerging Aeldari Empire. The galaxy is now full of crises. The brutal Human Empire is like a mad beast that attacks everything it sees, squeezing all civilizations to the edge of the galaxy, but terrible organic devourers are also wandering on the edge of the galaxy, and the Greenskin plague spreading everywhere is constantly devouring weak races. We all once had glorious civilizations, but now we can only huddle in a star system to survive. We have long heard of the enlightenment and strength of the great Aeldari Empire, and we hope that the merciful Queen can become the protector of weak races"

Sosiant raised his palm, interrupting the other party's flattery.

"The court has only been rebuilt for twenty years, you overestimate the court's power. But I have understood what you mean. Unfortunately, we are already having difficulty protecting our own people, and we are really unable to help outsiders. However, I agree with the part about friendly relations. Let's talk about these after the battle with the Greenskins is over."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Can the Crawler Alliance send out 500,000 troops this time?"

As soon as Sosiant's question came out, the three envoys were speechless, so he lowered the number.

"400,000?"

There was still no answer. Sosiant realized that he might be used to the huge numbers of human armies, so he had no choice but to change his mind again.

"Three races, there should be a total of 300,000 troops, right?"

This time they nodded.

"This, we can gather them."

"Then your fleets will mainly be responsible for transporting people up. You don't need to consider naval battles. In addition, I will be the supreme commander of this battle. All deployments must be in accordance with my plan. Is there any problem with this?"

Except for the Urumetics, the other two showed some hesitation, but since they could serve as diplomatic envoys, their thinking was naturally much more flexible.

"There should be no problem, but the specific operations"

"I don't care about the specific operations, and I don't have the energy to command such unfamiliar troops, but there are many important facilities and properties in the craftworld, including the relics of the dead. I hope that every commander can control their subordinates. Our seers will always monitor the battlefield. Once petty theft is discovered, it will not look good on anyone's face. I hope you can also make this clear when you go back."

"Yes, we will emphasize this to the commanders."

Then Sosiant agreed on the time for sending troops with them, and the three envoys returned to their respective ships. However, the Urumetics secretly left a representative and fully expressed their admiration for the "superior country" to Sosiant, and also prepared gifts for him and Veronica, which were decorations carved from huge crystalline gems on gas planets, and also sent a unique device.

This device, translated into Aeldari, is called the Urumetic Plasma Siphon. It is a unique small device that can create a distorted resonance with the frequency of plasma weapons, causing plasma weapons to appear more erratic when firing, making it almost impossible to aim at the target, or causing it to lose energy faster. Its principle is quite mysterious.

Since the other party was so enthusiastic, Sosiant couldn't refuse, but he didn't explicitly state what he could give to the Urumetics. However, he could see that this race most likely didn't want to continue to be involved in the Crawler Alliance. They hoped to develop independently, but this was a luxury for the weak them, so hugging a thigh was the best choice.

At least from the Phoenix King's point of view, having one more "dog" didn't seem like a bad thing?